On Friday, December 28, the former POTUS took to Facebook to release his annual year-end list, comprised of his favorite books, movies, and songs of 2018. The first item on the books list is none other than Becoming, next to which Barack added an adorable annotation in parentheses: “obviously my favorite!”. I’m not crying, you’re crying.

Other books that received honorable mentions include classics like Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and newer titles like There There by Tommy Orange. Among Barack’s list of favorite movies are the groundbreaking BlaKkKlansman and Bo Burnham’s cringe-worthy masterpiece Eighth Grade, while his top songs range from Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel” to “Wait by the River” by Lord Huron.

“[The year-end list] gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved,” Barack wrote in the post. “It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors, artists, and storytellers — some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before.” The list also gives him the perfect opportunity to commend Michelle on a job well done, which he clearly wouldn’t pass up. There’s no better way to close out the year than giving a woman the credit she deserves for her accomplishments — more of this in 2019, please!